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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID IN THE DOMINION: REPORT THEREON BY THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 76 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

CONTENTS.

Inspector-General to Minister— i>aoe Hospitals generally .. .. .. .. 2 Charitable Aid .. .. .. .. 4 The New Aot .. .. .. .. 5 Assistant Inspector to Inspector-General— Nurses Registration Act .. .. .. 9 Maori Nurses .. .. .. 10 Mid wives Act .. .. .. .. 10 St. Helens Hospital, Wellington .. .. 11 I „ Dunedin .. .. 12 „ Auckland .. .. 12 j Christohuroh .. .. 12 ! Medical School Maternity Home .. .. 18 Charitable Maternity Homes .. 13 ' Private Hospitals Aot .. .. .. 14 Statistical Report on St. Helens Hospitals .. 15 Beports on Individual Hospitals— Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. 33 Arrowtown .. .. .. .. .. 30 ! Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 26 ! Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 18 j Blenheim (see Wairau). Charleston .. .. .. .. .. 35 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 19 Coromandel .. .. .. 31 i Cromwell .. .. .. .. .. 32 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 25 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 19 Dunstan .. .. .. .. .. 31 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 23 Gore .. .. .. .. ..27 Greytown (see South Wairarapa). Greymouth .. .. .. .. 33 Hamilton (see Waikato). Havelock .. .. .. .. ..33 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 27 Hokitika (see Westland). Invercargill (see Southland). Kaitangata .. .. .. .. 33 Kumara .. .. .. .. .. 84 Lawrence (see Tuapeka). Ma«terton .. .. .. .. .. 25 Mangonui .. .. .. .. 32 Mercury Bay .. .. .. .. 30 Napier .. .. .. .. 21 Naseby .. .. .. .. .. 30 Nelson .. .. .. .. ..22 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 23 Northern Wairoa .. .. .. .. 28 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. 26 Otaki and Sanatorium .. .. .. 28 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 29 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. 22 Patea .. .. .. .. ..29

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Reports on Individual Hospitals— continued,. PAaE Picton .. .. .. .. 27 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Kawene .. .. .. .. .. 32 Reefton .. .. .. .. .. 34 Riverton (see Wallace and Fiord). Ross 35 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 22 South Wairarapa .. .. .. .. 29 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 28 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 33 Tβ Puia (see Waiapu). Thames .. .. .. .. .. 23 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 21 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 31 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. 32 Waihi .. .. .. .. 24 Waikato .. .. .. .. .. 21 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 26 Waipawa .. .. .. .. ..24 Wairau .. .. .. .. .. 25 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 31 Wakatipu .. .. .. .. .. 31 Wallaoe and Fiord .. .. .. .. 24 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 20 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 18 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 34 Wee tport .. .. .. .. 24 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 27 Reports on Charitable Institutions .. .. 36 Table I. Hospital Statistics .. .. .. 42 11. Hospital Reoeipts .. .. .. 45 111. Hospital Expenditure .. .. 46 lIIa. Details of Table 111 (Provisions) .. 47 ITIb. Details of Table 111 (Surgery) .. .. 49 „ 1110. Details of Table 111 (Salaries).. .. 53 „ lIId. Details of Table 111 (Domestic) .. 51 lIIe Details of Table 111 (Administration) .. 54 IV. Cost of Outpatients' Department .. 55 V. Average Expenditure for Three Years .. 56 VI. Cost of Prin ipal Artioles in Use .. 58 VII. Charitable-aid Receipts and Expenditure 60 VIII. Children's Portion of Charitable-aid Expenditure .. .. ..61 IX. Charitable Institutions, Statistical .. 62 X. Charitable Institutions Expenditure .. 63 „ XI. Old age Pensions .. .. ..65 XII. Hospital and Chari table-aid Exnenditure and Cost per Head of Population .. 65 XIII. Levies a«d Subsidies under New Act .. 66 XIV. Constitution of District Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards .. .. 67 XV. Constitution of Boards of Separate Institutions .. .. .. 76